Air Quality Lab — Managua, Nicaragua
Air Quality Profile
Managua reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Managua
Nicaragua
NicaraguaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–Feb, DecWorst months: Apr–May, Jul
Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Nicaragua
Managua: 21.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Nicaragua: 13.8–16.5 µg/m³. Low anchor: Puerto Cabezas, 8.9 µg/m³.
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